Many of the PGA Tour’s best golfers will be playing in Japan for the first time in two years when the 2021 Zozo Championship tees off Thursday at Narashino Country Club. The event was held at Sherwood Country Club in California last year because of the pandemic. Now it returns to the course outside Tokyo where Tiger Woods got his 82nd and most recent PGA Tour victory in 2019 to tie Sam Snead’s all-time mark. Collin Morikawa, No. 3 in the world, is the highest-ranked golfer scheduled to compete, and Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele and local hero Hideki Matsuyama are among the other notable names in the 2021 Zozo Championship field.
Caesars Sportsbook lists Morkiawa and Schauffele as the 13-2 co-favorites in its latest 2021 Zozo Championship golf odds. Among the many other notable players expected to contend from the 2021 Zozo Championship field are Matsuyama (14-1), PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Will Zalatoris (18-1) and Rickie Fowler (25-1). Before you consider any bets on the 2021 Zozo Championship or make any PGA Tour predictions, you need to see what proven golf insider Sal Johnson has to say.
The media legend and esteemed golf insider has a strong track record on picks, and he knows what it takes to win. Before the inaugural Zozo Championship in 2019, he tabbed Tiger Woods as a solid contender.
“Now that his physical problem is solved, I can see him doing very well this week,” Johnson told SportsLine before the tournament. “The course is good for him because he thinks so well.”
Woods simply went out and fired consecutive 64’s to kick off the new event and finished at 19-under to beat Hideki Matsuyama by three strokes.
Johnson also is off to a strong start this season. Before the Shriners, he tabbed both Sungjae Im and Matthew Wolff among his players to watch. Im shot a 9-under 62 in the final round for a comfortable four-shot win, and Wolff finished as runner-up, his…
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